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GOVERNMENT

Explore the effects of politics on education, healthcare, HIV-AIDS, and famine in Kenya, Sudan, and South Sudan. Learn about literacy rates, government responses, and challenges faced by these nations.

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GOVERNMENT

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  1. GOVERNMENT SS7CG3 The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts the standard of living

  2. Kenya • Current literacy rate is 85% (85% of the people of Kenya are able to read and write) • Boys 91%, Girls 79% • The view is that boys need an education for jobs and girls only need to prepare for marriage • Marriage brings a dowry (money or gifts the groom gives to the bride and her family as a wedding present)

  3. Kenya Continued… • Kenyan government has made improving education a priority • Kenya has a Ministry of Education that is responsible for the educational improvements • 85% of Kenyan children attend elementary school

  4. Sudan • The Republic of Sudan has been involved in a civil war for many years which has caused them to ignore education • Current literacy rate is 61% (61% of the people of Sudan are able to read and write) • Boys 72%, Girls 50%

  5. Sudan Continued… • Military conflict in the country has left many schools in ruins; those living in the city have a better chance of attending school • Girls that attend school mainly study religious subjects

  6. South Sudan • Current literacy rate is 27% (27% of the people of South Sudan are able to read and write) • Boys 40% • Girls 16%

  7. HIV-AIDS • Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest HIV-AIDS infections in the world • Many that die of AIDS are young and middle aged adults which leaves millions of orphans

  8. The Spread of HIV-AIDS • Factors which cause the spread of AIDS: • Poor health care systems • Poverty • Lack of government organization • Ignorance about the disease • The anti-retroviral drugs (AVTs) are too expensive for most Africans

  9. HIV-AIDS • Zimbabwe has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS infection in the world; government corruption and civil unrest has made it worse • In Nigeria, the government did not make HIV-AIDS prevention a concern until the late 1990s; now they work hard to educate the people and make treatment available • Botswana has a high rate of infection but also one of the most effective responses to the disease; the government has provided education and training for those who have HIV-AIDS

  10. Famine • African countries face famine today because of climate changes, political conflict that disrupts farming, disease, and corrupt governments • The cause of famine in Angola is civil war • Sudan’s cause of famine is also civil war; millions in Sudan are dependent on international aid for food

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